Box-car door.



G. W. CLEMMONS.

BOX CAR DOOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14, 1914.

Patented M211. 28, 1916.

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BOX CAR DOOR. V APPLICATION FILED OCT-'14, 19M.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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WITNESSES v I A ATTORNEYS GEQEGE VFASHING'KWN ClhlfllvililONfi, OF HGBOKEN, ,NE'i/V messy, ASSIGNOR 01F UNE- TO HENNIGAE, OE JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed Qctober 14:, 1914. Serial No. 866,625.

Yb (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known filial; l", Gco'eos 'W. CLEM- MONm citizen of the United States, aod o resident of Hohohen, in the coon of Budson and State of New Jersey have inveel'ed av new and li'nprm'ed Box-Cor Door, of which the following is e full, clear, and exact description.

The ohjeci of the invention is to provide o new and improved box car door arranged to be practically :oon-detaclmble and except under moss: extraordinary circmnsbunccs can not he lost, and which reduces to :1 mini-- mum the possibility of the door becoming iommed due to shifting of the freight or hlwher common obstructions, the door when in. closed "position having ample cover lop all around the door opening to provide hlfill; ccoqditione l'he door when in ending beyond the door post, thus prevemir the edge of the door from being splintered or in ured when lowling heavy" freight into the car, ar d the door perfectly smooth at. the inner lace, wring easy sliding of the door in ighl; obstructions thus is rrted in The accompanying drmy- -r mg :1 port this speclficatlon, 111. slmfhu' characters reference indi cede corresoonding all the views.

i6 is side eleva'fiion of :1 box our door es applied parts being broken out; Fig. enhx ed cross section of the on the line 2--il of Fig. l; 3 on erdziarged side elevstion of o porte m: the be door, as ep gilied. and show ng the door in open position, parts being broherr w. 4 is an enlarged cross se m or c r .2; car door on the line l lz i l 1.; Fig. o is :1, cross section of the door in closed position overhead track end the inter" hied' bracket for sopporlfl the track; 6 is o section of the brook and one end bracket for supporting the ilfifili; and Fig. l is or; enlarged sectional plan View of one the breclrels etteched to the cor below lhe door, sectlon oemg when llr closed position snugly onto the facing C to securely close the opening 33 and to provide a Weather-tight structure, it being understood that the door projects beyond the sides, (p and bottom of. the open ing when the door is in closed position. The car door D is formed of a series of vertically disposed boards I) arranged one alongside the other and secured to a, number of bars E, F, G, G, of Which the bar E is the hanger bar and extends longitudinally on the outer faces of the boards D near the upper ends thereof, as plainly indicated in Fig. 1, the bar E being preferably in the form of an angle iron. The bar; F is the bottom guide bar and extends longitudinally on the lower end of the door I) ahdis approximately "all-shape in cross section with the lower member projecting downward from the bolztom of the door D and oll'seb inwardly r0111 the face of the door, plainly indiczr'ecd in Fl 5 The cars (5: {l are of angle iron and ezdiend longitudinally intermediate the bars E and l? and hc several boards D are fastened by bolts screws, nails or other :lsstening devices to die said bars E, 1 G, G. 13 the construction described e very strong and durable door is gjlrovided and which has an entirely smoosh inner fa e so to smigly fit onto the facing C when the door is in closed. position.

The ends of the hanger bar project yond the ends of the door D and to the so) pr 3mm; ends are fzl'ened upwardly extending hangers E, IE each preferably in the Form of a loop, as plainly indicated in Figs, 2 and 4. In each hcngezcld E are journoled vertically disposed rollers H and lil'. spaced apart Within the loop to ecconr modate a track I extending through the loop, and on the upper edge of which rest the upper l'Olll'S H to normally support the door on the side of the box car A. The trachl is in the form or a rectangular has; extending lengthwise of the cor and overlying the outer face ofthe door l) near the upper end thereof so as to hold the door against the facing C with a view to provide a Westhectight joint between the door and t; e facing. The ends of the track ii are attached at their inner faces to upwardly extending brackets J, J secured to the face of the box A, and the middle portion of the track 11 has its outer face etsochedto en. upwardly extending bracket J secured to the face of the box car A. It is under stood that the bracket J is attached to the outer face of the track I to leave the inner face of the track unobstructed thus allowing the track I to closely overlie the outer face of the door whether the latter is moved into open or closed position. It will also be noticed that by fastening the track with its inner face onto the brackets J. J and with its outer face onto the bracket J the track is not liable to be bent or warped.

By reference to Fig. -l, it will be noticed that the hangers E, E are close to the right-hand side of the brackets J, J 2 at the time the door D is in closed position so that the door can be readily moved to the right in the direction of the arrow at with the rollers Hi traveling on top of the track I until the door is in completely open position, at which time the hanger E abuts against the bracket J while the hanger E with its rollers H, llrl is adjacent to the bracket J". It will be noticed that the track I not only fro-ms a. means for the roller H to travel. on to support the car door D and to allow convenient sliding of the same into open or closed position. but at the same time the track I overlies the outer face of the door D so as to hold the inner smooth face thereof against the facing C at the sides, top and bottom. The lower roller H" in each hanger E and E is adapted to abut against the under side of the track I in case an. attempt is made to lift the door D so that the door cannot be disengaged or unhooked from the track I.

A series of brackets or bearings K are attached to the outer face of the box car A. below the door D, the brackets being: spaced apart suitalne distances, and in each l'iracket is journaled a horizontally disposed roller L and a vertically disposed roller N. The horizontally dis msed. roller L is adapted to be engaged at its peripheral face by the outer face of the depending; member of the bottom n'uido bar l while the lower edge of the said depending lllttllfll')01 is normally a. short distance above the top of the peripheral face of the roller N, but in case the door D should then the said lower edge of the depending member F is adapted to travel on the roller N so as to insure an e... v sliding of tl'w door into open and closed position. [is shown in Fig. 1., three such brackets are provided below the door open-- mg, and two more brackets are on the face of the side of the box car A. to the right of the door ll so as to accommodate the door when the latter is in anopcn position. Each of the brackets K is preferably provided at the bottom with a drain opening K toallow rain water or the like to drain out of the bracket. It will he noticed that by the ar' rangement described the door D cannot be pried open attbe lower end as the bottom LIT/7,01%)

member of the bar F abuts against the roller L, which latter also serves to aid in holding the inner face of the door D firmly against the facing C when the door is in closed position to render the door weatherproof. By disposing the brackets K. in the manner described, at least, two of the brackets are engaging the lower end of the door when the latter is moved into an open or closed position, thus preventing the door from being pried outwardly by unauthorized persons.

Bearin bars 0 are attached to the face of the side of the car at the right-hand side of the door opening B and its facing G, and the outer faces of these bars 0 are approximately flush with the facing (J to prevent the inner smooth face of the door D from rubbing against the face of the side of the box car A when the door is moved into open or closed position. A stop P is also attached to the-side of the box car A. for the righthand side of the door D to abut against when moved into an open position. It is understood that this stop P prevents'the hanger E from striking too hard against the bracket J at the time the door is opened a previously explained.

The overhead suspension of the door 1) shown and described is preferably protected by a ledge Q depending from the projectingside of the roof of the car A. The door D is provided with the usual handies R for conveniently sliding the door into open or closed position, and the door is also provided with a suitable locking device S for locking the door when in closed position.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by the arrangement described the door is practically non-detachable, and is not liable to become jammed in case the freight on the inside of the car abuts against the inner face of the door. By providing the overhead hanger and the bottom guide, as shown and described, the door can be readily opened even if the freight should bear against the inner face of the door witl'iout unduly straining the door. It will also he noticed that when the door is in closed position a weather-tight joint is provided. and when the door is opened. its left-ha ul side is beyond the right-hand door post time pre venting: the said lcfthand side of the door from being splintered or injured when loading heavy freight into the car or removing it therefrom.

Having thus described my invention, I

- claim as new and desire to secure by letters Patent:

1. In a. box ear having a side door open ing provided with a frame surrounding the same, and slightly raised from the outer face of the side of the car, a sliding door smooth at the inner face and adapted to he moved into closed or open position relal LIYZOM tive to the said door opening, the door when in closed position fitting closely onto the framesurrounding the door opening, hearing bars attached to the face of the side of the car at one side of the door opening and its surrounding frame the outer faces of said bars being approx'imately flush 'With the face of the fi" me surrounding the door opening to prevent the inner smooth face of the door from rubbing against the side of the car when the door is moved into open or closed position, an overhead track, and means carried by the door and mounted to travel on the said track, the said track overlying the outer face 01"- the door at the upper end thereof, and. bearing against; the same to hold the inner smooth face of the door against the said frame surrounding the door opening when the door is in closed position and against the said bearing bars when the door is moved to open position.

2. In a box car having a side door opening provided with a frame surrounding the same and projecting slightly from the outer face of theside of the car,

of the door opening and its frame, the bars bearing attached, to the side of the car at one side being flush with the face of the frame, a"

door adapted to close the said door opening and adapted. to be moved along the said hearing bars to olearthe said opening, the

"(1001' when in closed'position extending beyond'the bottom, top and: sides of the opening and fitting closely onto the said frame an overhead "track attached to the car and overlying the outer face of the door at the upper end thereof, the said track bearing against the door when the latter is in open or closed position, and means carried by the door and mounted to travel on the'said track;

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this'specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- V GEORGE WASHINGTON CLEMMONS.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL Enema, ANNA DARimss'. 

